Patents by Inventor Keith Richmond

Keith Richmond has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Asymmetric ring dome radio frequency coil
    Patent number: 6788058
    Abstract: A MRI coil having an axis and a first end and an opposite second end with respect to said axis includes a first ring element at the first end, a second ring element, a third ring element, a fourth ring element at the second end where the first ring element encompasses a smaller area than each of the second, third, and fourth ring elements. The coil also includes a plurality of axial elements connected between the first, second, third and fourth ring elements. The third and fourth ring elements are axially closer than the first and second ring elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Labros S. Petropoulos, Joseph Murphy-Boesch, Keith Richmond